[Rarebooks] FS: MOBY DICK Illustrated & SIGNED by Boardman Robinson

[Charles Agvent]

MELVILLE, Herman. MOBY DICK. [Brattleboro, VT]: Limited Editions Club, 
1943. Two quarto volumes (7-1/2" x 10") bound in full dark sheepskin 
with gilt lettering on the spines. Copy #818 of 1000 with color and 
black-and-white plates after paintings by Boardman Robinson and SIGNED 
by the artist on the colophon page. One of the most difficult books of 
the press to obtain in decent condition because of the tendency of the 
leather to dry. When copies are seen, usually the binding is so dry it 
is crumbling. The limitation of 1000 copies is not stated, nor is the 
typical limitation of 1500 copies stated, but a letter from the 
publisher, George Macy, to a subscriber in another copy we handled 
explained the limitation (not included here). Note from the publisher, 
though not the Monthly Letter, laid in. The leather is still supple with 
solid coloring. The spines are faded with some wear to the tips, and 
there's slight edgewear but much less than normally encountered. Very 
Good, lacking the slipcase. A better example than most copies offered 
for sale. (#018918)        $1,000

https://www.charlesagvent.com/pages/books/018918/herman-melville/moby-dick

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